If your ideal getaway includes expending some energy and having an adrenaline rush whilst exploring the great outdoors, our activity and adventure holiday specialists can guide you to a fantastic range of tailor-made breaks, all around the world.

Sun, sea and sand... sometimes you simply want to slow down and relax on a luxurious beach. We can arrange beach getaways around the world, such as Caribbean scene stealers and Indian Ocean atolls and the pristine sands of eastern and southern Africa.

Escorted tours are a great way to maximise your time and take advantage of local knowledge and support, whether you’re after the camaraderie of sharing amazing sights and stories with new friends, or looking for a more personalised experience.

Culinary tours offer a way to get close to a region’s culture, showcasing the best of local farming and tradition. With Wexas, enjoy everything from little-known local discoveries to fine wine tastings at the world’s best vineyards.

Step back in time and watch the world go by on a luxurious great railway journey. Inspired by the great train rides of the age of steam, and an opportunity for greener travel, holidaymakers around the world are choosing life at a more leisurely, stylish and intimate pace.

From the Pyramids to the Parthenon. local history and culture add a rich flavour to any travel experience. Whether you want to explore the great opera house of Sydney or the Palaeolithic paintings of France our specialists can help you find your ideal holiday.

Let us plan a luxury honeymoon that will take your breath away. Our honeymoon holiday specialists can build you a customised itinerary to any of the world's most romantic destinations, and will be on-hand the entire time you're away to ensure your trip-of-a-lifetime goes off without a hitch.

Earth’s natural wonders make for breath-taking destinations. No-one who has been close can ever forget the sights and sounds of the great waterfalls of Iguazu on the border of Brazil and Argentina, or the Victoria Falls between Zambia and Zimbabwe.

A luxury safari holiday in the wilderness game reserves of East and Southern Africa is an unbeatable experience. Whether a wildlife-only trip or combined with a beach or city extension, the thrill of getting close to majestic big cats, elephants and other animals on a luxury safari forges a lifetim…

Luxury spa breaks are the ultimate in indulgence, whether you choose an island resort in the Indian Ocean, Thailand or Malaysia, a boutique hotel on South Africa’s Garden Route or a long weekend relaxing closer to home.

A winter holiday doesn’t have to be about skiing; exciting winter activities in destinations such as Iceland and Scandinavia to enjoy a snowy adventure; where else can you stay at a hotel built from blocks of freshly cut ice or soak in a hot tub beneath the Aurora Borealis

Whether you’re looking to sample one of Europe’s cultural hotspots with a quick city break, fancy a shopping trip to New York, a wildlife and wilderness escape or a long weekend of sun and sea, our short break specialists are here to help you create your perfect mini-adventure.

Over the last few decades we've arranged thousands of trips. The Wexas TOP 50 Worldwide Journeys are the result of our consultants' collective knowledge. Let us guide you around our favourite places or take the Wexas travel challenge to prove how well-travelled you really are.

We've rounded up 50 of the most loved, talked about and longed for journeys across Europe, North Africa and The Middle East. All of the journeys here come highly recommended by our clients and destination specialists and all can be tailored to suit your own requirements.

There’s something truly luxurious about departing on a holiday that is designed just for you. We aim to create your ideal holiday, and to organise it flawlessly. In order to do so, we tailor-make cruises to the precise way you'd like to enjoy it.

If you develop a taste for cruising, it’s sometimes difficult to imagine any other kind of holiday. Life on board a cruise ship is like staying in a floating five-star hotel, where the scenery changes with every sailing hour.

An adventure cruise combines the luxuries of life on board a superbly appointed expedition-class vessel with exciting excursions by inflatable Zodiac dinghy and onshore explorations of local wildlife and landscape.

Luxury river cruises range from a sedate sojourn on the Danube or the Canal du Midi to a full-blown adventure on the Amazon, a fascinating trip through Indochina on the Mekong, or a lazy cruise along the tranquil backwaters of Kerala.

Wexas offers tailor-made journeys to the world’s finest destinations with a carefully curated collection of hotels, airlines, airport lounges, restaurants and more. But luxury is more than 5-star venues; here are some of the ways that we provide a high-end experience on every step of your journey.

The beauty of tailor-made travel is that every trip is designed around your individual needs. Our destination specialists will work with you to create a luxury holiday that matches your tastes and interests, as well as your available time and finances.

All of our destination specialists are passionate about travel. It's their knowledge of the regions they specialise in and their ability to draw from personal experience that allows them to put together seamless tailor-made itineraries time after time.

Traveller magazine is the UK's longest-running travel magazine; since 1970 it has reported on the real experience of travelling the world, publishing articles by today's leading explorers, adventurers, photographers and travel writers, as well as tips and opinions from our destination specialists.

Wexas Travel insurance offers genuinely extensive cover for peace of mind while you are travelling. Using our 44 years of experience, we have designed a policy that offers extensive cover, along with a range of optional add-ons that includes winter sports, cruises and business trips.

Costa Rica tailor-made holidays

Introduction

Few places boast the range of natural attractions available in Costa Rica and Costa Rica holidays guarantee you some extraordinary experiences; beach holidays in Costa Rica are centred on the Caribbean coast and the spectacular stretches of sand there whilst wildlife holidays here are popular ways of exploring the many national parks and eco-tourist destinations.

The capital San José is a great mix of traditional and Spanish architecture. Close to the city is the crater of Irazú; the surreal lunar landscape is one of Costa Rica's most stirring sights. Arenalis one of eight active volcanoes in the country; night-time eruptions are the most spectacular. The thermal springs and mud pools of Volcán Rincón de la Vieja are best explored on horseback or on foot. Trekkers should scale Cerro Chirripó, the country's highest summit.

People looking to spot wildlife should travel to Santa Rosa National Park, which has ten different habitats, or Tortuguero National Park to explore the lush rainforests, long beaches, swamps and lagoons teeming with wildlife, including nesting turtles. Parque Nacional Corcovado is considered one of the most biologically diverse places in the world, whilst Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio is perfect for primates including howler monkeys and capuchins.

Costa Rica's best beach is Playa Conchal, whilst the wildest surfing is at Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. Offshore, in the Pacific, lie San Lucas and Isla del Coco, two attractive islands with fine beaches and plenty of history.

Where to go in Costa Rica

The Osa Peninsula is one of the best-kept secrets in Costa Rica. Described by National Geographic as 'the most biologically intense place on earth', it's unarguably the most pristine of all Costa Rica's ecosystems.

Don't be deceived by the size of Manuel Antonio National Park. Although one of the smallest of Costa Rica's national parks, it's also rated as one of its best. The range of habitats enclosed within the park boundaries makes this the perfect place to observe both land-loving and sea -dwelling creatu…

Hidden in the secluded coves of the Nicoya Peninsula you'll find some of Costa Rica's most stunning white-sand beaches. The ring of coastline around the Guanacastle lowlands reserve in the north attracts crowds of surfers and beach goers every year.

This is a coastline dominated by peninsulas, with the Nicoya Peninsula to the north and Osa to the south. The sheltered bays and gulfs of this region provide welcome shelter for some of the Pacific Ocean's more endangered nomadic creatures, amongst them whale sharks, turtles, dolphins and humpback …

When to go to Costa Rica

Costa Rica has just two seasons, winter (wet) and summer (dry). These seasons are the opposite of those in the northern hemisphere with summer running from December to April, this is also known as the dry season and is the perfect time to visit the beautiful beaches of the Pacific coast.
In the wet season (May to November) most of the rain falls on the country's vast rainforests and the weather can disrupt transport routes to the southeast and the Osa peninsula. In most places the rainfall is intense but brief. Some activities are actually better in the rainy season (rebranded as the Green Season by Costa Ricans), for instance whitewater …

Top itineraries in Costa Rica

Picture a jungle canopy alive with white-faced capuchins, howler monkeys, toucans and macaws; a forest floor where jaguars and pumas roam; a dense mangrove swamp home to caiman, crocodiles, herons and egrets; and a shimmering sea of sharks, rays, whales and dolphins. This is Costa Rica, a little sl…

Experience Costa Rica's gems – the rainforest of Sarapiqui in the Caribbean lowlands and the towering Arenal Volcano – certainly one of the country's most recognisable and formidable sights. You'll also enjoy a stay at the Lapa Rios Ecolodge on the Osa Peninsula, taking in the vast flora and fauna.

From the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Coast, Costa Rica is a nature-lover's paradise, offering everything from spectacular volcanoes and beautiful beaches to humid cloud forests, fast-flowing rivers and tropical jungle.

The only access to Casa Corcovado Lodge is by motorboat. Your scenic one-and-a-half boat journey will depart from the small rural town of Sierpe, south-west Costa Rica, through the mangrove wetlands of Sierpe River and along the beautiful surroundings of Costa Rica’s South Pacific coast.

We are excited to introduce you to Costa Rica’s Enchanting Hotels, a delightful collection of boutique and romantic hotels and lodges. Each has its own distinct style and character and all offer first-class services, designed to meet the needs of discerning travellers. All hotels are committed to t…

Costa Rica articles

As the Foreign Office has raised the terrorism threat for a number of hitherto popular countries, British holidaymakers are changing their priorities when it comes to choosing a destination. Long-haul countries and regions such as Canada, Australia and the Caribbean have appeared in Travelzoo's top…

British Airways has launched a raft of new routes from the UK, including direct flights to Lima, Peru and San Jose, Costa Rica. Many of our top recommendations for 2016 have become more accessible than ever.

Lots of destinations around the world have a best time to visit or a high season, when the majority of travellers arrive. Whilst these periods can often be driven by good reasons, there are also ways in which a savvy traveller can get away around these months, escape the crowds and save money. We r…

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Why book with Wexas Travel?

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arrange, and can be changed depending on your precise needs, finances and ideas by our experienced
destination specialists.

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